Pii: S1366-5545(98)00021-0
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In logistics networks involving one supply point (depot) and several geographically dispersed demand points (e.g., retail stores), delivery shortages will result if the design of delivery routes ignores random period-to-period ̄uctuations in customer demands. Delivery shortages may be costly enough for the depot to seek strategies to prevent them. A requirement for rational comparison of strategies is quantifying their eects on total supply chain costs. Accurate distance prediction models are developed to help satisfy this prerequisite for the transportation cost element. These models are integrated into a comparison of strategies on the basis of how these strategies aect inventory and transportation. The focus of ®ndings from the comparison involves identifying the information cost thresholds for accepting/rejecting a demand-responsive strategy. The study's implications for choosing a strategy are presented. # 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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